Building Walls, NYC Apartment
I am building walls in my Water studio. I have worked there for two years, feeling the space out. It is a railroad apartment design, 15x55 feet, with windows on one face. The ceiling hangs low as it is a basement unit, my second space, my work space. There are support poles throughout the space which hold up I beams. I put in some walls in order to section off my workshop space, my painting space, and my shooting/design space. With the experience I gained from renovating my primary loft in the same building, I am designing an environment with lighting that will compliment my art and put me in the creative zone when I walk in there to work or play. I am making a cocoon for painting with perfect lighting for any time of day creativity. I am getting stronger in this department, designing fluid space for creative activities. This sort of thinking is addictive. Yesterday I fell into the zone with my assistant at 8am, my assistant left at 4pm and when I checked my phone for the time it was 10pm. I still had a screw gun in my hand and was cutting sheet rock. Although it is easier to sub work out when one does so one loses micro design control, which can make a big difference in limited spaces when one is fighting for inches like I am in this space. The ceiling is low so I am belaboring the ceiling, where the 4 inch directional cans will go, how to build walls on tracks, how to put my big paintings on tracks so they can slide out and not scrape the floor, and so on. I have a lot of specific needs for the space, and this is about smart design more than it is about spending more money. I have learned that clean, simply designed space elevates the quality of life for those inside it, so I am applying my newfound knowledge to space number two. I am planning to move into NYC this or next month, so the Water Studio will be my go to CT studio as I have found a renter for the nice loft above.
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